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Boatycall
Explorer
May 13, 2019

Ran roof air all day on only solar, batteries still full

It's been a long journey, but I'm finally there. So--the back-story, I have a 2-slide Eagle Cap 1160, when I got it 6mos used, the previous owner ordered it stripped - no AC, gen, not even tvs. ...
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valhalla360
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May 13, 2019
So if I'm reading this correctly, you have 1200w of solar along with 12-146amp-hr batteries...so
- probably $4-5k tied up if you did the install yourself.
- around 1000lb off your payload.

Could have picked up a small generator and a 5gal can and fueled it for a couple decades.

Yes, you can run air/con off a solar/battery system...just not practical.

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